Asheville settles police brutality lawsuit

Man will be paid $70,000

6:49 PM,
Nov. 27, 2012

Written by

Clarke Morrison

A federal lawsuit alleging city police officers brutally assaulted and seriously injured a man without justification was settled out of court.

The city agreed to pay Robert Dean Gaddy Jr. $70,000 in exchange for him dropping the complaint, spokeswoman Dawa Hitch said Tuesday.

"The city maintains that its officers acted properly," she said. "In the settlement agreement, both parties agree that this is a settlement in compromise of a disputed claim, and that the city and the officers do not admit to any liability or wrongdoing in this matter." ...